A city councilor in Switzerland has apologized and reportedly sought police protection against threats after she fired a sport pistol at an auction poster of a 14th-century Madonna and child painting and posted images of their bullet-ridden faces on social media.
Green-Liberal party official Sanija Ameti, 32, put the images on Instagram over the weekend before quickly pulling them down. She later said she had been practicing shots from about 10 meters (33 feet) and found the poster as “big enough” for a suitable target.
“I apologize to the people who were hurt by my post. I deleted it immediately when I realized its religious content. I didn’t think about it,” Ameti wrote on X. “I’m incredibly sorry.”
I’m agnostic, and even I know this was unbelievably stupid. There’s no way she didn’t know what she was doing.
I’m a Christian and I don’t care. She shot up a poster she owned?? Nobody should gaf.
I wasn’t clear. Shooting up her own property is fine. Posting pics for the world to see is the stupid part. Now she needs police protection.
Then don’t look at it.
Problem solved.
For you and I, not looking at it is the sensible solution. Unfortunately, not everyone is sensible, which is where the police protection bit comes in.
So you victim blame her?
The stupid part is religious extremists.
Ok, now imagine it was a Republican shooting at a GLAAD poster
If they owned the poster, so be it. We are all allowed to have our own opinions.